Definitions
A small bed or basket for a baby.
Word origin
From French bassinet (“small basin”), equivalent to basin + -et. Ernest Klein, however, suggests derivation from French bercelonnette (“cradle”), with influence from bassin(et), to account for the English sense's semantic specialization.
Used in a sentence
“The next day, the baby sleeps in a bassinet near my bed.”
“Bassinets were worn in the reigns of Edward II. and III. and Richard II. by most of the English Infantry, as may be repeatedly seen in the Rolls of Parliament, and other public records.”
“Alleyne stood by the tiller, looking backwards, the fresh wind full in his teeth, the crisp winter air tingling on his face and blowing his yellow curls from under his bassinet.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Baby's small bed”8 letters
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